Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-08-18

/ tIahie OF tHc language GOor lninE one
was brought here by mistake"
BY mistaken"
Yes. 1t seems they were frightfully
poor-her mother and brother, and her
self--and She went as nurse with some
I tradesmans wife to Bremen. When her
/ time OF service was out, she was sent
home but by mistake was put aboard a
steamer for Philadelphia instead OF the
one for Christina
why. We ought To send her back
again" I'cricd, feeling as If had been
concerned in a case of kidnapping.
No. Better bring her family out here.
She says it is 80 beautiful. SO plenty TO
eat it j. the garden Of Eden If her
mother and Jan could come. she would
have nothing more To ask"
She might save her money and send
for them"
/ 1T costs good deal 1t would take
hcr years to earn much Besides Jan
| i under bonds tn pay debt of her
fathers | don't know how much. No,
I she'll have to carry her burden like the
rest Of Us. Where's the Count:" and she
skipped ont of the Kitchen, hnmming
( gay song. while Christina turned hopeless
4 IL 10 her work.
7 4 few stammcrcd words in her own
/ tongue. however. had made the poor girl
] u >ltNf t'l slAiiA FNiet tpilph''t nj fA'Nit'
4 from that day; waited on her; told her her
/ story a hundred times,
I 4 am horribly bored by this uncnding
/ talk of .muttcr. mutter and Jan. Jan,
( said Julia stretching her tiny mouth in a
Y yaWn,
Its the only thing shc knows" said
[ mother gently
DO keep her away from me to-day
I them impatienily.
f To-day was to be signalzcd by an
4 oyster bake on the shore OF the hay The
l Count and four other wor~hipcrs were
Z supposed to act r. cooks and scryit"r>.
f II was . gray. gu>ts day too gusty 20
u>e the little Sailhoai which was drawn mp
on the beach This disappointment offered
F Julia chance for pretty. wilful pceyi,l-
nc>~
Too provoking had >ct my heart on
a ~atl ~ ~hc cried poutins 1 will wager
a rose against n pair of gloves that haSr
II yet. Count" her eyes suddenly spark
ling
The bet was taken. Half an hour after
we missed Julia and the next moment SAW
her In tho curklr-shcll Of boat, drifting
ont ~ thc htt!e cove, the sail. lalfraistd
tapping ia The wind. She stood on the
bow her r,tI ribbons dnttcring. kissing
lrr hand sAucIlY.
''l thht won nav Nt Nt1i tN'' i't N'''
cried.
Put about shouted 'hc Count. "Nou f.
ar. going out Ia ~ca
We gt,~ltcd down - the cIgc Of ihe (.
water aI shouting nrtlrr> ~ once Julia,
terrified b., IN. sudden consciousness Of 4
h,r danger ~grang on the h"". \ heavy /.
H4v cam, ju-t then and III. boat cap-ihrd .
ju~i1utl,
Mon p.ru' cannot swim cried the .
Count The other men wcrr IN the same /
ta~,. Tva of them. however. thrr" them
>,.i,,-, III the water manfully but were
forced back \ solid l.nly icaPcti into The
water with a splash. Il was Christina,
.iY..~f.i W hrr stockings and outer petit
coat >trAiu. out hraycly for The place
IS hcf,. tbc glrl went down.
Hurrah for the old Norjc" cried the
Count She swim Ike q frog"
~Ilr can,. back with Julia a very wrt.
arahhlr,t butterfly In her arms
There was No iu>iic,. Ia NV mind In the
cnd Of tn. accident Julia when drs
a.,titi.wa~ a. ROSY and pert and charming
A. ever: bui poor Christina had h,rn
thrown against the hull Of the boat She
wa~ quite, hadl, injured and Wa laid up in
p..d far a month
Mother and hal her work to de- While
,lulia toak wing 10 Newport
H&tZ~ arr EAtEFlA t4fttit'l tit ttttT
world / said A. | laid down hali-rcsd
letter from her hand one day late IN Ort"-
b,r fu.! ul her saicij,> and successes. AMI
glanced ont at Christina. beginning -
linn heavily about the Kitchen.
They aiway, come out right >aib
mother quietly. " hat j. on the othrr
side.
turned tl,. letter and read.
-nt hg the WAY. thought owed plt
N.ffe some rpparaiiou for her injuries in
nj, behalf 50 wrote Ia our c"n-ul in
tilr5>,a,ua io pa, Jams debt for amd T.,
>,r.4 t!lu and hi, mother out by the i4rNt
steamer You Told M, that saunders haI
rua!iy grillph|cd himself into hl- grave.
WA, not TAX Jan A. farmland and put
bftn and his mother INTO the tenant house,
.I have ordered from New York a fcs
.rGd-.ud ends to make II comfortable for
thcin They will arrive in Philadelphia
ncNt Monday
could not finish: the tears chukc,l iuc.
n have b.,u ser, uniu~, to Julia | said
W. agreed not To- t.ll Christina but u
>url,ri>,. her We had grown very fond Of
tu.. patient. afi,-ct!ouatc creature with her
everlasting chatter OF .muitcr ami Jan
Ib,. .u,id~ and ends proved to H..
var, complete though plain furnishing for
ID mouse. Christina helped Ia clean the
hot.,s. for the new farmer" anil 10 ar
range thc pretty furniture
pr Monday. mother went up to Phila-
d,lpbi.. Ia meet The steamer She wa, to
come down in the morning train next day.
watched IL pas, on to the litl. station.
handkerchief waved out nf the ear
window the signal that all was well.
law three figures alight on the platform
ana take their wav across the hcld
when they had time to reach tie tenant
house. | sand carrles,ly -
Come. Christina. There j. something
Nej IL be done for the ncw farmer.
+ II hone" She said in her pleasant
broken English, he will be goot ncighbor.
II j. nice house IL i a. good A. our pas
Tor live. in AT home This is fine country
for th, poor. Manuel Martha
nodded. | was too excited 10 speak
When y,. reached the steps mother came
ont her face. all aglow
..Th.y arc inside, They are all We could
Win ~hc whispered eagerly. lone mo
iu.nt Christina. and She ran 10 the aston
i,h..l girl. smoothing her fair hair, retvng
her aay handkerchief about her neck,
while hurried into the room.
heavily built man in the Norwegian
,lr... with honest blue eyes, stood wait